"phosphene" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: phosphenes [plural]
Etymology: From French phosphène, from Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs, “light”) + φαίνω (phaínō, “to appear, shine”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|phosphène}} French phosphène, {{der|en|grc|φῶς||light}} Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs, “light”), {{m|grc|φαίνω||to appear, shine}} φαίνω (phaínō, “to appear, shine”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} phosphene (plural phosphenes)
  1. A sensation of lights induced by mechanical, electrical, or magnetic stimulation (rather than optical) of the retina or visual cortex, or by random firing of cells in the visual system. Categories (topical): Vision Derived forms: magnetophosphene Translations (sensation of lights): fosfè [masculine] (Catalan), fosfeen [neuter] (Dutch), fosfeeni (Finnish), phosphène [masculine] (French), fosfeno [masculine] (Galician), fosfèn [masculine] (Occitan), fosfeno [masculine] (Portuguese), fosfeno [masculine] (Spanish)

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